It seems that Rock Bar in the West Village has become the new Nowhere for our very own DJ Chauncey D and we LOVE that! The last Friday of every month Chauncey continues his residency for BEAR YOURSELF the underwear party for the hirsute (next party Friday, June 28th) as well as a rotating...
A five minute splattering of iconic moments, performances and personalities in the more recent history of homosexual culture from stark to colourful, celebratory to sodomighty, and featuring enemies and allies, viral video stars to pop stars, shade, transexuals and the AIDS crisis. There is a lot covered in this short film featuring new footage of...
The London Gay Men’s Chorus sings Erasure’s A Little Respect, outside the Houses of Parliament during the debate for gay marriage in the House of Lords. We must admit we did get a little choked up when we watched this Simple and sweet from GayStarNewsLtd A Little Respect I try to discover A little...
She Called “Come Out of the Closet” Come Hear Gender Pioneer Artemis Smith Wednesday, June 5, 2013, 6 – 8 p.m. Jefferson Market Library 425 6th Avenue, New York, NY Come meet and hear the 1950’s homophile activist and best-selling lesbian pulp fiction author Artemis Smith give a futurist talk entitled “Somewhere Way Over The...
We look very much forward to visiting Governors Island every June for the annual FIGMENT Festival. It is a two day NYC institution that offers an exuberant variety of site specific art, Tim Burton-esque installations and participatory art for the entire family. Here are the details. The H.O.D. will certainly be there to enjoy...
For more than a century, the East Village has been home to poets, jazz musicians, Vaudeville and Yiddish theatre, artists represented by blue chip galleries and those painting in the subways, rock stars, and performance artists. Building on this tradition and inspired by long time East Village resident Allen Ginsberg’s epic poem, the HOWL! Festival...
Our Social Media guru Chauncey recently fashioned a chat with his Dance Parade colleague DJ McDonald, this year’s Lead Curator for DanceFest, the festival that immediately follows the parade every year in Tompkins Square Park. The DanceFest 2013 program was comprised of four stages in total as well as a handful of site-specific performances planned...
Lydia Lunch Hosts DON’T HIDE THE MADNESS ! Thu May 30 7 PM – 10 PM $10. Advance/ $15. Door Tickets Pyramid Cocktail Lounge, 101 Avenue A (Between 6th & 7th Streets) NYC HOWL! Arts and Some Serious Business Present an Evening of Spoken Word in the Raw… LYDIA LUNCH Hosts DON’T HIDE THE MADNESS! With cohorts...
Tompkins Square Park, the destination of the parade at Avenue A and Saint Marks Place, comes alive with choreographed performances, workshops and social dance–all free to the public. This year there will be a total of 3 stages of carefully curated expressions of dance: A Performance Stage, A Family Friendly Stage and Teaching Stage. Throughout...
QMF 2013 was envisioned by Rockbar NYC and Monarch Presents as a platform for the best that queer music has to offer! The roster includes a dizzying variety of acts from rock to hip-hop, punk to electro and everything in-between. This Year’s Line Up: I AM LIGHTYEAR AB SOTO JOGYO CLINICAL TRIALS COREY TUT BRIGHT...
HOT RABBIT – Queer Dance Party – QUEEROCRACY EDITION !!! FRIDAYS @ THE MONSTER (Downstairs) 80 Grove St (W 4th/7th Ave) 10pm-4am The H.O.D. tries to support Queerocracy in any way it can…it is one of the newest evolutions of queer activism to take over the LGBT Community and the group is our very own...
Last Wednesday, May 1st, we had the pleasure of witnessing the newest evolution of the Coby Koehl live experience in the cabaret room of Don’t Tell Mama in NYC. Along with his fantastic, soulful cover of Madonna’s “Secret”, a track that has become a staple in Coby’s recent live performances, Coby debuted his newest reinvention....
Figment is an experimental dance-theater piece that asks questions surrounding death. What does it mean to contemplate what is inevitable for us? Is death the end? What comes after? Why do so many queer youth turn to suicide as a resolution and how does it affect the community? Two queer bodies will explore this spiritual...
“Fate”. New York City Legend Coby Koehl returns to Don’t Tell Mama with a brand new show and a brand new band on Wednesday, May 1st. The show follows in true Coby Koehl tradition and will feature some original works as well as startlingly magical reinventions of classic soul and imperfect pop songs that we...
A powerful supporter of Dance Parade and the arts, NYC talent and the magic of house music in general, WBAI Radio needs your help! Kicking off the 20th Anniversary Celebration of Liquid Sound Lounge, +LSL and Groove Collective present a fundraiser for WBAI Saturday, May 11th at ShapeShifter Lab in Brooklyn! Click to...
#DanceEventi Rain or shine, celebrate International Dance Day April 29 @ 5-7pm Put on your dancing shoes and join the party. We are getting our “Psy” on April 29 in conjunction with International Dance Day and ALL are welcome! Free entry. With music by DJ Huggy Bear from 5-7pm and all day long dance moves from Under...
THE NIGHT LARRY KRAMER KISSED ME Monday, May 20, 8 pm Gerard W. Lynch Theater at John Jay College 524 West 59th Street, NYC Tickets are on sale now for a one-night performance of the landmark show The Night Larry Kramer Kissed Me. For its 20th anniversary, The Night Larry Kramer Kissed Me will be re-imagined from a...
There is not much that can be said about the powerful short (almost) one man show short film that is “The Language of Love” without the burden of a million cliches and sentimental sugary words. All that aside, The Voices Project, based in Australia has captured the magical static that reverberates in every teenager’s...
Dance Parade launches its very first Kickstarter Campaign to help fund our Community Engagement Education Programs! We at Dance Parade do more than produce the parade and festival–Through our Community Engagement Education Program we offer engaging dance curriculum to under-resourced communities. Beginning April 15th, we will offer five week-long Dance Residency Programs to Community...
We are very excited to attend the April edition of the “Muffins In The Window” variety/comedy show created by brainchild and eternal funny man Stephen Michael Rondel. Previously held at The New Acting Theatre Company, which closed its doors recently to be demolished and turned into luxury highrise apartments, the monthly Improv Showcase has...
For Immediate Release Contact: Stephanie Tan | Rebecca Myles publicity@danceparade.org 607-220-7974 | 347-925-9756 A WORLD RENOWNED CHOREOGRAPHER, A DANCE INNOVATOR, A GRAMMY AWARD-WINNING DJ JOIN 10,000 DANCERS IN THE 7TH ANNUAL NYC DANCE PARADE AND FESTIVAL ON SATURDAY, MAY 18, 2013 – CLICK TO REGISTER [New York] March 25, 2013 – Dance Parade is pleased...
Take the Challenge. Sing in Pairs. Best Karaoke Duets Win Prizes Throughout the Night! Special Double Birthday Celebration for two very special Rams : Kent and Chauncey! Aries-rising Host: Edwin Ramoran Panel of Judges: House of LeVan & House of Dandridge Prizes of all shapes and sizes! Drink specials all night long! Kent makes them...